01 Dec 2009 16:29:42 GMT BAM CLUES IN HIS SURGIN' GENERALS
President Obama briefed his generals and called world leaders yesterday to give them a heads-up on the Afghanistan troop surge he will outline in tonight's long-awaited speech.
01 Dec 2009 16:23:40 GMT Israeli settlers block government inspectors * Israeli settlers defy inspectors trying to stop building
* Scuffles in East Jerusalem over house awarded to settlers
(Adds Jerusalem scuffle in dispute over home, grafs 11-15)
KIRYAT ARBA, ...
01 Dec 2009 16:22:00 GMT Aid groups retreat to Central African Republic's capital for safety DAKAR, (AlertNet) - Several international aid groups operating in north eastern Central African Republic (CAR) have asked their staff to retreat to the capital Bangui after recent clashes between rebels and government forces and the abduction of a number of aid workers, humanitarian officials have said.
November was a difficult month for relief agencies working in CAR with two aid workers of the France-based Triangle organisation kidnapped in Birao, about 800 km (500 miles) from Bangui.
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01 Dec 2009 16:05:24 GMT INTERVIEW-Angola minister says Cabinda separatist group dead * More than half of Angola's oil comes from Cabinda
* Ministers says govt working to improve lives of Cabindans
By Henrique Almeida
LUANDA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - An Angolan minister said on ...
01 Dec 2009 16:04:28 GMT Russia says will join any sanctions consensus vs Iran * Russia wouldn't block consensus for more Iran sanctions
* Patience eroding after Iran vows major nuclear expansion
* UN nuclear watchdog in "stormy situation", new chief says
* IAEA ...
01 Dec 2009 16:00:16 GMT Russia warns NATO over Afghan cooperation * Russian envoy links Afghan help to security proposal
* Current cooperation would not be affected
* NATO confident of compromise
By David Brunnstrom
BRUSSELS, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Russia's ...
01 Dec 2009 15:59:59 GMT REFILE-FEATURE-Sudan youth seek once-in-a-lifetime change * Youth groups use leaflets, web to campaign
* Often defying government bans
* Urge opposition to unite for April elections
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01 Dec 2009 15:54:15 GMT Obama to speed up troop deployment to Afghanistan (For more on Afghanistan, click on [nAFPAK])
* After three months, Obama to detail strategy
* No "open-ended commitment"
* Pakistan to figure prominently (Updates with Gibbs comments ...
